Fagus sylvatica Formal Its five-lobed leaves are a

Its five-lobed leaves are a brilliant shade of shrimp pink when they unfurl in spring

Densely sweet

The flesh is white

Older limbs often exibit a distinctive and handsome muscle-like fluting

A very small

Fagus sylvatica Formal Its five-lobed leaves are aRivalled only by the English Oak in heritage and stature, our native Beech matures to a magnificant specimen tree with a smooth grey muscular bark and a stately domed crown of branches that arch out and over, often to the ground. Leaves are glossy, fresh, light green in spring, rich dark green in summer, then phasing to warm orange and gold in autumn. Will tolerate any well drained soil except heavy clay. When sheltered from strong wind, Beech will